3D Uranyl Organic Frameworks Supported by Rigid Octadentate Carboxylate Ligand: Synthesis,Structure Diversity,and Luminescence Properties

Seven three dimensional (3D) uranyl organic frameworks (UOFs), formulated as [NH₄][(UO₂)₃(HTTDS)(H₂O)] ( 1 ), [(UO₂)₄(HTTDS)₂](HIM)₆ ( 2 , IM=imidazole), [(UO₂)₄(TTDS)(H₂O)₂(Phen)₂] ( 3 , Phen=1,10-phenanthroline), [Zn(H₂O)₄]_0.5[(UO₂)₃(HTTDS)(H₂O)₄] ( 4 ), and {(UO₂)₂[Zn(H₂O)₃]₂(TTDS)} ( 5 ), {Zn(UO₂)₂(H₂O)(Dib)_0.5(HDib)(HTTDS)} ( 6 , Dib=1,4-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene) and [Na]{(UO₂)₄[Cu₃(u₃-OH)(H₂O)₇](TTDS)₂} ( 7 ) have been hydrothermally prepared using a rigid octadentate carboxylate ligand, tetrakis(3,5-dicarboxyphenyl)silicon(H₈TTDS). These UOFs have different 3D self-assembled structures as a function of co-ligands, structure-directing agents and transition metals. The structure of 1 has an infinite ribbon formed by the UO₇ pentagonal bipyramid bridged by carboxylate groups. With further introduction of auxiliary N-donor ligands, different structure of 2 and 3 are formed, in 2 the imidazole serves as space filler, while in 3 the Phen are bound to [UO₂]²⁺ units as co-ligands. The second metal centers were introduced in the syntheses of 4–7 , and in all cases, they are part of the final structures, either as a counterion ( 4 ) or as a component of framework ( 5 − 7 ). Interesting, in 7 , a rare polyoxometalate [Cu₃(μ₃-OH)O₇(O₂CR)₄] cluster was found in the structure. It acts as an inorganic building unit together with the dimer [(UO₂)₂(O₂CR)₄] unit. Those uranyl carboxylates were sufficiently determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction, and their topological structures and luminescence properties were analyzed in detail.     

Reticular Chemistry of Uranyl Phosphonates: Sterically Hindered Phosphonate Ligand Method is Significant for Constructing Zero-Dimensional Secondary Building Units

Designability is an attractive feature for metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and essential for reticular chemistry, and many ideas are significantly useful in the carboxylate system. Bi-, tri-, and tetra-topic phosphonate ligands are used to achieve framework structures. However, an efficient method for designing phosphonate MOFs is still on the way, especially for uranyl phosphonates, owing to the complicated coordination modes of the phosphonate group. Uranyl phosphonates prefer layer or pillar-layered structures as the topology extension for uranyl units occurs in the plane perpendicular to the linear uranium-oxo bonds and phosphonate ligands favor the formation of compact structures. Therefore, an approach that can construct three-dimensional (3D) uranyl phosphonate MOFs is desired. In this paper, a sterically hindered phosphonate ligand method (SHPL) is described and is successfully used to achieve 3D framework structures of uranyl phosphonates. Four MOF compounds ([AMIM]₂(UO₂)(TppmH₄) ⋅ H₂O ( UPF-101 ), [BMMIM]₂(UO₂)₃(TppmH₄)₂ ⋅ H₂O ( UPF-102 ), [Py14]₂(UO₂)₃(TppmH₄)₂ ⋅ 3 H₂O ( UPF-103 ), and [BMIM](UO₂)₃(TppmH₃)F₂ ⋅ 2 H₂O ( UPF-104 ); [AMIM]=1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium, [BMMIM]=1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium, [Py14]=N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium, and [BMIM]=1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) are obtained by ionothermal synthesis, with zero-dimensional nodes of uranyl phosphonates linked by steric tetra-topic ligands, namely tetrakis[4-(dihyroxyphosphoryl)phenyl]methane (TppmH₈), to give 3D framework structures. Characterization by PXRD, UV/Vis, IR, Raman spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry (TG) were also performed.     

Fluorescent Cadmium Bipillared-Layer Open Frameworks: Synthesis,Structures, Sensing of Nitro Compounds,and Capture of Volatile Iodine

Fluorescent Cd metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), [Cd₂(dicarboxylate)₂(NI-bpy-44)₂] (dicarboxylate=benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate (1,4-bdc, 1 ), 2-bromobenzene-1,4-dicarboxylate (Br-1,4-bdc, 2 ), 2-nitrobenzene-1,4-dicarboxylate (NO₂-1,4-bdc, 3 ), biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate (bpdc, 4 ); NI-bpy-44=N-(pyridin-4-yl)-4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,8-naphthalimide)), featuring non- and twofold interpenetrating pcu -type bipillared-layer open structures with sufficient free voids of 58.4, 51.4, 51.5, and 41.4 %, respectively, have been hydro(solvo)thermally synthesized. MOFs 1 – 4 emitted solid-state blue or cyan fluorescence emissions at 447±7 nm, which mainly arose from NI-bpy-44 and are dependent on the incorporated solvents. After immersing the crystalline samples in different solvents, that is, H₂O and DMSO ( 1 and 2 ) as well as nitrobenzene and phenol ( 1 – 4 ), they exhibited a remarkable fluorescence quenching effect, whereas o-xylene and p-xylene ( 4 ) caused significant fluorescence enhancement. The sensing ability of MOFs 1 – 4 toward nitro compounds carried out in the vapor phase showed that nitrobenzene and 2-nitrophenol displayed detectable fluorescence quenching with 1 , 2 , and 4 whereas 4-nitrotoluene was an effective fluorescence quencher for 1 and 2 ; this is most likely attributed to their electron-deficient properties and higher vapor pressures. Moreover, MOFs 1 – 4 are highly reusable for quick capture of volatile iodine, as supported by clear crystal color change and also by immense fluorescence quenching responses owing to the donor–acceptor interaction. Low-pressure CO₂ adsorption isotherms indicate that activated materials 1′ – 4′ are inefficient at taking up CO₂.     

Porous Frameworks Based on Supramolecular Ball Joints: Bringing Flexibility to Ordered 3D Lattices

XOFs-type materials (X=M, C, S, that is, metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks and supramolecular organic frameworks, respectively) share a common unifying feature: mutual spatial orientation of constituting components is strictly directional and unchanging by design. Herein, we illustrate an alternate design for porous architectures, as rigid joints constituted by coordinative (MOFs), covalent (COFs), or hydrogen-donor/acceptor (SOFs) bonds, are replaced by supramolecular ball joints, which confer unprecedented flexibility, especially angular, to porous networks. The obtained frameworks remain highly organized but are also permutable: lacking a forced convergence towards an immutable minimum energy structure, these systems remain able to adjust depending on external conditions. Results of POF (permutable organized framework) synthesis is a family of structures rather than a single pre-determined three-dimensional arrangement, as we demonstrate with an illustrative set of 5 XRD structures.     

金属有机骨架及其复合材料在固相微萃取中的制备及应用

金属有机骨架材料是近几年涌现出的一类新型多功能多孔固体材料,由金属离子和有机配体自组装形成.基于其比表面积高、孔隙率大、热稳定性好和结构与功能多样化等优点,此类材料可作为潜在的吸附剂来对水体等环境污染物进行预处理分析.此外,金属有机骨架材料和不同功能材料如碳基材料、分子印迹聚合物材料以及磁性纳米粒子等组装形成的金属有机骨架复合材料,其整体性能较优于母体金属有机骨架材料.因此,金属有机骨架复合材料在样品预处理方面的应用也引起了研究者的极大兴趣和广泛关注.结合自己的研究工作,对近5年的金属有机骨架材料以及金属有机骨架复合材料,主要在固相微萃取样品预处理方面的应用进行了综述,并对其发展前景进行了展望.     

Metal-Organic Frameworks as Hosts for Fluorinated Azobenzenes: A Path towards Quantitative Photoswitching with Visible Light

Fifteen new photochromic hybrid materials were synthesized by gas phase loading of fluorinated azobenzenes, namely ortho-tetrafluoroazobenzene (tF-AZB), 4H,4H′-octafluoroazobenzene (oF-AZB), and perfluoroazobenzene (pF-AZB), into the pores of the well-known metal-organic frameworks MOF-5, MIL-53(Al), MIL-53(Ga), MIL-68(Ga), and MIL-68(In). Their composition was analysed by elemental (CHNS) and DSC/TGA. For pF-AZB_0.34@MIL-53(Al), a structural model based on high-resolution synchrotron powder diffraction data was developed and the host-guest and guest-guest interactions were elucidated from this model. These interactions of O−H⋅⋅⋅F and π⋅⋅⋅π type were confirmed by significant shifts of the O−H frequencies in loaded and unloaded MOFs of the MIL-53 and MIL-68 series. Most remarkably, all of the synthesized F-AZB@MOF systems can be switched with visible light, and some of them show almost quantitative (>95 %) photo-isomerization between its E and Z forms with no significant fatigue after repeated switching cycles.     

Engineered Bifunctional Luminescent Pillared-Layer Frameworks for Adsorption of CO2 and Sensitive Detection of Nitrobenzene in Aqueous Media

Through a dual-ligand synthetic approach, five isoreticular primitive cubic (pcu)-type pillared-layer metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), [Zn₂(dicarboxylate)₂(NI-bpy-44)] ⋅ x DMF ⋅ y H₂O, in which dicarboxylate=1,4-bdc ( 1 ), Br-1,4-bdc ( 2 ), NH₂-1,4-bdc ( 3 ), 2,6-ndc ( 4 ), and bpdc ( 5 ), have been engineered. MOFs 1 – 5 feature twofold degrees of interpenetration and have open pores of 27.0, 33.6, 36.8, 52.5, and 62.1 %, respectively. Nitrogen adsorption isotherms of activated MOFs 1′ – 5′ at 77 K all displayed type I adsorption behavior, suggesting their microporous nature. Although 1′ and 3′ – 5′ exhibited type I adsorption isotherms of CO₂ at 195 K, MOF 2′ showed a two-step gate-opening sorption isotherm of CO₂. Furthermore, MOF 3′ also had a significant influence of amine functions on CO₂ uptake at high temperature due to the CO₂–framework interactions. MOFs 1 – 5 revealed solvent-dependent fluorescence properties; their strong blue-light emissions in aqueous suspensions were efficiently quenched by trace amounts of nitrobenzene (NB), with limits of detection of 4.54, 5.73, 1.88, 2.30, and 2.26 μm , respectively, and Stern–Volmer quenching constants (K_sv) of 2.93×10³, 1.79×10³, 3.78×10³, 4.04×10³, and 3.21×10³ m ⁻¹, respectively. Of particular note, the NB-included framework, NB@ 3 , provided direct evidence of the binding sites, which showed strong host–guest π–π and hydrogen-bonding interactions beneficial for donor–acceptor electron transfer and resulting in fluorescence quenching.     

金属有机框架化合物对溶剂分子和有机小分子荧光识别与传感研究进展

属-有机框架（MOFs）化合物由于其特定的孔道/孔洞结构以及在气体吸附/存储与分离、化学传感、光学、磁学以及荧光检测等方面的良好性能及潜在应用而成为当前人们关心和研究的热点。本文聚焦MOFs在溶剂分子和有机小分子荧光识别及传感方面的研究工作,着重介绍该领域近期的研究进展,并对该领域今后的发展进行了展望。     

金属有机框架化合物对溶剂分子和有机小分子荧光识别与传感研究进展

金属-有机框架(MOFs)化合物由于其特定的孔道/孔洞结构以及在气体吸附/存储与分离、化学传感、光学、磁学以及荧光检测等方面的良好性能及潜在应用而成为当前人们关心和研究的热点。本文聚焦MOFs在溶剂分子和有机小分子荧光识别及传感方面的研究工作,着重介绍该领域近期的研究进展,并对该领域今后的发展进行了展望。     

Multi-Responsive Sensor Based on Porous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks for Selective Sensing of Ions and Dopamine Molecules

Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), as an emerging porous material, have attracted increasing research interest in fluorescence sensing due to their inherent fluorescence emission units with unique physicochemical properties. Herein, based on the organic building block 3,3′,5,5′-tetrakis-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (H₄TCBP), the porous material HOF-TCBP was successfully synthesized using hydrogen bond self-assembly in a DMF solution. The fluorescence properties of the HOF-TCBP solution showed that when the concentration was high, excimers were easily formed, the PL emission was red-shifted, and the fluorescence intensity became weaker. HOF-TCBP showed good sensitivity and selectivity to metal ions Fe³⁺, Cr³⁺, and anion Cr₂O₇²⁻. In addition, HOF-TCBP can serve as a label-free fluorescent sensor material for the sensitive and selective detection of dopamine (DA). HOF-based DA sensing is actually easy, low-cost, simple to operate, and highly selective for many potential interfering substances, and it has been successfully applied to the detection of DA in biological samples with satisfactory recoveries (101.1–104.9%). To our knowledge, this is the first report of HOF materials for efficient detection of the neurotransmitter dopamine in biological fluids. In short, this work widely broadens the application of HOF materials as fluorescent sensors for the sensing of ions and biological disease markers.     

Synthesis and Optimization of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Metal–organic frameworks/zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (MOFs/ZIFs) and their post-synthesis modified nanostructures, such as oxides, hydroxides, and carbons have generated significant interest for electrocatalytic reactions. In this work, a high and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance directly from bimetallic Zn_100−xCo_x-ZIF samples is reported, without carrying out high-temperature calcination and/or carbonization. ZIFs can be reproducibly and readily synthesized in large scale at ambient conditions. The bimetallic ZIFs show a systematic and gradually improved OER activity with increasing cobalt concentration. A further increase in OER activity is evidenced in ZIF-67 polyhedrons with controlled particle size of <200 nm among samples of different sizes between 50 nm and 2 μm. Building on this, a significantly enhanced, >50 %, OER activity is obtained with ZIF-67/carbon black, which shows a low overpotential of approximately 320 mV in 1.0 m KOH electrolyte. Such activity is comparable to or better than numerous MOF/ZIF-derived electrocatalysts. The optimized ZIF-67 sample also exhibits increased activity and durability over 24 h, which is attributed to an in situ developed active cobalt oxide/oxyhydroxide related nanophase.     

Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks: Electronic Structure and Electrochemical Applications

Smarter and minimization of devices are consistently substantial to shape the energy landscape. Significant amounts of endeavours have come forward as promising steps to surmount this formidable challenge. It is undeniable that material scientists were contemplating smarter material beyond purely inorganic or organic materials. To our delight, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), an inorganic-organic hybrid scaffold with unprecedented tunability and smart functionalities, have recently started their journey as an alternative. In this review, we focus on such propitious potential of MOFs that was untapped over a long time. We cover the synthetic strategies and (or) post-synthetic modifications towards the formation of conductive MOFs and their underlying concepts of charge transfer with structural aspects. We addressed theoretical calculations with the experimental outcomes and spectroelectrochemistry, which will trigger vigorous impetus about intrinsic electronic behaviour of the conductive frameworks. Finally, we discussed electrocatalysts and energy storage devices stemming from conductive MOFs to meet energy demand in the near future.     

Fluorescent Supramolecular Organic Frameworks Constructed by Amidinium-Carboxylate Salt Bridges

We report here a set of fluorescent supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs) that incorporate aggregation-induced emission (AIE) units within their frameworks. The fluorescent SOFs of this study were constructed by linking the tetraphenylethylene (TPE)-based tetra(amidinium) cation TPE⁴⁺ and aromatic dicarboxylate anions through amidinium-carboxylate salt bridges. The resulting self-assembled structures are characterized by fluorescence quantum yields in the range of 4.6∼14 %. This emissive behavior is ascribed to a combination of electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonds that operate in concert to impede motions that would otherwise lead to excited state energy dissipation. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that the length of the dicarboxylate anion bridges has a considerable impact on the structural features of the resulting frameworks. Nevertheless, all SOFs prepared in the context of the present study were found to display emissive features characteristic of TPE-based AIE luminogens with only a modest dependence on the structural specifics being seen. The SOFs reported here could be reversibly “broken up” and “reformed” in response to acid/base stimuli. This reversible structural behavior is consistent with their SOF nature.     

石墨烯/金属-有机框架复合材料制备及其应用

金属-有机框架(Metal-Organic Frameworks,MOFs)是由金属离子与有机配体通过配位键连接而成的高度有序多孔网络框架。MOFs具有比表面积大、孔径可调、结构多样等特性,在材料、环境以及生物医药等领域的应用具有潜在的优势。但是,MOFs存在易水解、稳定性较低、导电性差以及不易加工等缺点,与其他材料复合是改善其性能的有效途径之一。石墨烯具有突出的化学稳定性、良好的导电性、光学特性和力学特性等性能。石墨烯与MOFs的复合可有效提高和改善MOFs光电性能、稳定性以及可回收利用性。本综述介绍了原位生长法、界面生长法和共混成型法等石墨烯/MOFs复合材料的制备方法。进一步论述了其在气体分离与存储、水体净化、化学传感器和催化剂领域的应用。最后,对石墨烯/MOFs复合材料制备技术的开发及其潜在应用进行了总结和展望。     

二维金属或共价有机骨架材料的制备及其化学与生物传感应用

随着人们对以石墨烯为代表的二维（2D）纳米材料不断深入与扩展研究,近些年来,以2D金属有机骨架（metal-organic frameworks,MOFs）和共价有机骨架（covalent organic frameworks,COFs）为代表的2D骨架材料引起了人们浓厚的研究兴趣和广泛关注.与其它的中孔或微孔的纳米材料相比,这些有机骨架材料提供了均一的纳米尺寸的孔,并且相较于石墨烯,2D有机骨架材料可以预期性地设计和组装功能化的结构单元,如羧基、氨基、羟基等基团可以通过多样的化学反应人为可控地接枝到骨架上,这些优点有望使2D有机骨架材料成为新一代提高传感界面灵敏度和稳定性的功能材料.本篇综述分别对2D MOFs和COFs进行简单的概述,总结目前以“自下而上”和“自上而下”两种制备2D MOFs和COFs纳米材料的方法并对其做出简单的点评,介绍（2D）MOFs和COFs材料在化学传感和生物传感方面的应用,讨论了2D MOFs和COFs在传感应用中的潜质和关键性问题,并对未来2D MOFs和COFs的应用前景做出了展望.     

In Situ Observation of Hot Carrier Transfer at Plasmonic Au/Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Interfaces

Constructing heterostructures have been demonstrated as an ideal strategy for boosting charge separation on plasmonic photocatalysts, but the detailed interface charge transfer mechanism remains elusive. Herein, that authors fabricate plasmonic Au and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs, NH₂−MIL-125 and MIL-125 used in this work) heterostructures and explore the interface charge transfer mechanism by in situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements. The plasmon-excited hot electrons on Au can transfer across the Au/MOF interface and be captured by the coordinatively unsaturated sites of secondary building units (Ti₈O₈(OH)₄ cluster) of the MOF structure, and the plasmon-excited hot holes on Au tend to transfer to and be trapped at the functionalized organic ligand (1,4-benzenedicarboxylate−NH₂). The spatially separated hot electrons and holes exhibit boosted the photocatalytic activity for chromium (VI) reduction and selective benzyl alcohol oxidation. This work illustrates the advantage of the versatile functionalization of MOF structures enabling molecular-level manipulation of interface charge transfer on plasmonic photocatalysts.     

金属有机骨架材料-核酸适配体荧光法检测沙门氏菌

基于金属有机骨架材料(Uio-66-NH2)的荧光猝灭特性以及对核酸适配体的吸附性,结合核酸适配体的高亲和力与高特异性识别能力,构建了针对沙门氏菌检测的荧光生物传感器,当有荧光素修饰的沙门氏菌、适配体被材料吸附到表面时,由于材料诱导电子转移猝灭了荧光素的荧光,若溶液中存在沙门氏菌,则沙门氏菌与其适配体特异性结合后从材料表面脱附,材料与荧光素之间的电子转移过程被切断,荧光素的荧光恢复。基于此原理构建的荧光传感器的信号与沙门氏菌浓度的对数在101~105cfu/m L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限(S/N=3)为7 cfu/m L,将该方法用于虾肉样品中沙门氏菌的检测,加标回收率为90.0%~108.0%,该传感器对沙门氏菌有较好的选择性与灵敏度。     

Paramagnetic Conducting Metal–Organic Frameworks with Three-Dimensional Structure

3D well-crystallized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), M-THBQ (M=Fe, Co, Mn, THBQ=tetrahydroxybenzoquinone), are synthesized and characterized. Their structures are determined as cubic cell in the group of Pm from powder X-ray diffraction data, and their properties of electronic, magnetic and spectroscopic are also investigated. They are all semiconductors, and Fe-THBQ exhibits the air-stable n-type thermoelectric characteristic as its Seebeck coefficient reaches −130 μV K⁻¹, and the electrical conductivity is 2.7×10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ at 300 K. Additional, M-THBQ are paramagnetic, and the value of Weiss constant of Fe-THBQ is −219.37 K, indicating the existence of robust intramolecular antiferromagnetic exchanges. Meanwhile, they display strong absorption bands in the range of 220 to 1000 nm, suggest M-THBQ could have the potential to become photoabsorbers, and Fe-THBQ exhibits a narrow band gap of 0.63 eV according to the ultraviolet absorption edge spectrum.     

Significant Enhancement of C2H2/C2H4 Separation by a Photochromic Diarylethene Unit: A Temperature- and Light-Responsive Separation Switch

A dual temperature- and light-responsive C₂H₂/C₂H₄ separation switch in a diarylethene metal–organic framework (MOF) is presented. At 195 K and 100 kPa this MOF shows ultrahigh C₂H₂/C₂H₄ selectivity of 47.1, which is almost 21.4 times larger than the corresponding value of 2.2 at 293 K and 100 kPa, or 15.7 times larger than the value of 3.0 for the material under UV at 195 K and 100 kPa. The origin of this unique control in C₂H₂/C₂H₄ selectivity, as unveiled by density functional calculations, is due to a guest discriminatory gate-opening effect from the diarylethene unit.     

Post-Synthetic Modification of Zr-based Metal-Organic Frameworks with Imidazole: Variable Optical Behavior and Sensing

UiO-66-NH₂-IM, a fluorescent metal-organic framework (MOF), was synthesized by post-synthetic modification of UiO-66-NH₂ with 2-imidazole carboxaldehyde via a Schiff base reaction. It was examined using various characterization techniques (PXRD, FTIR, NMR, SEM, TGA, UV-Vis DRS, and photoluminescence spectroscopy). The emissive feature of UiO-66-NH₂-IM was utilized to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs), metal ions, and anions, such as acetone, Fe³⁺, and carbonate (CO₃²⁻). Acetone turns off the high luminescence of UiO-66-NH₂-IM in DMSO, with the limit of detection (LOD) being 3.6 ppm. Similarly, Fe³⁺ in an aqueous medium is detected at LOD=0.67 μM (0.04 ppm) via quenching. On the contrary, CO₃²⁻ in an aqueous medium significantly enhances the luminescence of UiO-66-NH₂-IM, which is detected with extremely high sensitivity (LOD=1.16 μM, i. e., 0.07 ppm). Large Stern-Volmer constant, K_sv, and low LOD values indicate excellent sensitivity of the post-synthetic MOF. Experimental data supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations discern photo-induced electron transfer (PET), resonance energy transfer (RET), inner filter effect (IFE), or proton abstraction as putative sensing mechanisms. NMR and computational studies propose a proton abstraction mechanism for luminescence enhancement with CO₃²⁻. Moreover, the optical behavior of the post-synthetic material toward analytes is recyclable.